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The Media Monopoly

Since this classic on corporate control of the media was first published in 1997, the number of corporations dominating our media has shrunk from fifty to merely five. Once called "alarmist", Bagdikian's claims are uncanny and chilling in their accuracyl This much-needed sixth edition follows up on the digital revolution, revealing startling details of a new communications cartel within the United States.

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Page 262Employment figures for Gannett newspaper employees from John C. Quinn,
senior vice-president for news for Gannett Company. In 1966 Gannett had 6,500
employees of all kinds in its newspapers. In 1980 it had 15,755, of whom 4,122
were engaged in news operations (as opposed to production, sales, and the like)
. Quinn stated that the company had no record of 1966 figures for newsroom
employees but did have such records for 1974. I applied the 1974 percentage of
newsroom ...